Philippines, Okada ManilaEVENT #18

2025.02.05 - 2025.02.06Add to Calendar

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Saito Tetsunori

Blind level

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Entries

19/123

Total Chips

3,690,000

Average

194,211

Flight A

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 12:06:53 PM

Lizano Eliminates Tetsunori to Burst Flight-A Money Bubble

Level 17: 3,000 / 6,000 ante: 6,000

Saito Tetsunori

A player in the cutoff opened to 12,000 before Tetsunori Saito shoved for 15,000 from the small blind. Patricio Lizano shoved over the top with a covering stack from the big blind and the player in the cutoff got out of the way.

Player	Hand	Chips
ST Saito Tetsunori	A♦J♦	busted
PL Patricio LizanoPhilippines	A♠A♣	310,000(52 BB)

Lizano’s aces held up on the 3♠ K♠ 6♣ T♠ J♣ runout and he won the pot while Saito was eliminated on the stone bubble.

The 19 remaining players have all advanced to Day 2 and locked up a min-cash.

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 11:30:07 AM

Tetsunori Doubles Through Lizano

Level 16: 2,000 / 5,000 ante: 5,000

Saito Tetsunori

Tetsunori Saito shoved from early position for 21,000 and Patricio Lizano called from the hijack with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
ST Saito Tetsunori	A♣5♥	54,000(11 BB)
PL Patricio LizanoPhilippines	9♠9♥	176,000(35 BB)

Saito was in rough shape with only one overcard to Lizano’s pocket nines but the 2♦ 6♦ 5♣ T♠ 5♠ runout gave him trip fives to secure the double up.

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 10:36:39 AM

Stack of Remaining Players

Level 14: 1,500 / 3,000 ante: 3,000

Player	Chips
MG Marc GagneFrance	297,000(99 BB)
KE Kim EnriquezPhilippines	260,000(87 BB)
MS Maestro SimSingapore	245,000(82 BB)
AS Arigai Shinya	243,000(81 BB)
ME Marco EspelaPhilippines	240,000(80 BB)
BG Bazil GimalayUnited States of America	218,000(73 BB)
KS Kei ShinagawaJapan	186,000(62 BB)
CH Claude HenoudCanada	183,000(61 BB)
TS Taro SakaiJapan	177,000(59 BB)
CL Christian LortieCanada	168,000(56 BB)
AI Alvir InocentesPhilippines	140,000(47 BB)
PL Patricio LizanoPhilippines	126,000(42 BB)
HF Haruna FujitaJapan	116,000(39 BB)
JG Jonald GarciaPhilippines	108,000(36 BB)
JP Jean Paul BerdejoPeru	106,000(35 BB)
RM Richard MarquezPhilippines	89,000(30 BB)
MG Muthukumaran GovindasamyMalaysia	86,000(29 BB)
RG Raymundo GomezPhilippines	84,500(28 BB)
SD Sung Do Kwok	83,000(28 BB)
AK Alari KunnapuuEstonia	81,000(27 BB)
AT Atsushi TakeuchiJapan	74,000(25 BB)
SG Stephane GraffinFrance	72,000(24 BB)
HK Harish Kumar AsnaniIndia	71,000(24 BB)
PB Patrick BarnayFrance	67,000(22 BB)
TN Tamon NakamuraJapan	53,000(18 BB)
NB Nikolai BabushkinRussia	47,000(16 BB)
ST Saito Taiki	43,000(14 BB)
ST Saito Tetsunori	42,000(14 BB)
KS Karia SiddharthIndia	40,000(13 BB)
YN Yoshiki NakamuraJapan	36,000(12 BB)
AC AJ Cris AcdalPhilippines	24,000(8 BB)

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 10:05:38 AM

Saito Takes from Barnay

Level 13: 1,000 / 2,500 ante: 2,500

Saito Tetsunori

Tetsunori Saito opened to 5,000 from the cutoff and was called by a player on the button and Patrick Barnay in the big blind.

The flop came 9♦ 3♦ 2♥. Barnay checked, Saito bet 6,000, the button folded and Barnay called.

Saito bet 13,000 when checked to on the 4♦ turn and this time Barnay opted to fold.

Player	Chips
ST Saito Tetsunori	67,000(27 BB)
PB Patrick BarnayFrance	61,000(24 BB)

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 8:08:33 AM

Saito Eliminated by Gomez

Level 9: 600 / 1,200 ante: 1,200

Raymundo Gomez

Tetsunori Saito moved all in for 13,500 from under the gun and was called by Raymundo Gomez who had him covered from the button.

Player	Hand	Chips
ST Saito Tetsunori	4♦4♠	busted
RG Raymundo GomezPhilippines	A♠T♠	51,000(43 BB)

The board runs out 7♣ 2♥ 3♠ T♦ 5♦ giving Gomez a pair of tens to send Tetsunori to the rail and win the pot.

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 7:33:41 AM

Acdal Spikes the Turn to Double

Level 8: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Aj Cris Acdal

Tetsunori Saito opened to 2,200 from the button and AJ Cris Acdal three-bet shoved for 19,900 from the small blind. Saito called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
ST Saito Tetsunori	A♦J♦	23,300(23 BB)
AC AJ Cris AcdalPhilippines	Q♣J♣	41,800(42 BB)

Saito was in great shape to score the knockout with a dominating jack but the board ran out 5♠ J♠ 4♥ Q♠ K♠ giving Acdal two pair to double up through Saito.

SMPSMP

2/5/2025, 7:11:48 AM

Saito Doubles Through Lizano

Level 7: 500 / 1,000 ante: 1,000

Saito Tetsunori

With two players seeing a board of 9♣ 8♦ 7♥ and 7,500 in the middle, Tetsunori Saito checked from the big blind and Patricio Lizano bet 7,000 from the button. Saito moved all in for 20,200 and Lizano called with a covering stack to put him at risk.

Player	Hand	Chips
PL Patricio LizanoPhilippines	A♠T♠	123,000(123 BB)
ST Saito Tetsunori	T♣7♣	47,900(48 BB)

Both players have a straight draw but Saito also has bottom pair. The rest of the board runs out Q♦ and 8♠ changing nothing for either player and Saito doubles up.